#6

Isaiah Esdale

WR · Rice · Sr. · #6

Rice 2022 alumnus
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Isaiah Esdale

WR · Rice · Sr · #6

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Rice4254413.02--
2021West Virginia2936212.51--
Career7190612.83--
SeasonTeam
2022Rice2318----
2021West Virginia1-7--57--
Career3-41857--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Danny Davis III’s 2021 season.

Wisconsin · 2021

#2

Dimitri Stanley

Iowa State · 2022

84%
#3

Isaiah Esdale

West Virginia · 2021

83%
#4

Tyrice Richie

Northern Illinois · 2021

83%
#5

R.J. Sneed

Baylor · 2021

82%

Matches Danny on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Johntay Cook II’s path through Syracuse.

Syracuse · 2025

#2

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
97%
#3

Terrill Davis

Oklahoma State · 2025

96%
#4

Jordan Dwyer

TCU · 2025

96%
#5

Quian Williams

Buffalo · 2022

All-MAC
95%

Matches Johntay on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dimitri Stanley's junior season at Iowa State (2022).

Iowa State · 2022

#2

Nico Ragaini

Iowa · 2022

82%
#3

Johntay Cook II

Syracuse · 2025

81%
#4

Diante Vines

Old Dominion · 2024

81%
#5

Gabriel Rogers

Memphis · 2022

81%

Matches Dimitri on

EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Player DNA

Players who play like Isaiah Esdale

#1

Johntay Cook II

Syracuse · 2025

98%
#2

Jordan Dwyer

TCU · 2025

96%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
3622021
5442022

+50%

Up 50% from first season to most-recent.